Legal Opinion
Long v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 1, 1878Published
Appeal from the District Court of Falls. Tried below before the Hon. L. C. Alexander. A former appeal of this case was dismissed at the Tyler term, 1877, because the notice of appeal was not “ entered of record.” See 3 Texas Ct. App. 321.
1Opinion of the CourtWinkler, J.
As illustrative of the inattention, not to use a harsher term, which is not unfrequently paid to the demands of the law, even in trials for felonies, we make, first, an extract from the brief of appellant’s counsel; second, an extract from the brief of the assistant attorney-, general, representing the State ; and, third, an extract from the transcript.
1. Extract from appellant’s brief:
“ Trial at the September term, 1877, and defendant convicted ; appeal to the Court of Appeals, Tyler term, 1877; appeal dismissed because notice of appeal did not appear of record. March term of the District…
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